Sima (given name)

Sima is a feminine given name of Persian, Hebrew and Aramaic origin. In Iran (Persian: سيما) and Turkey it is a feminine name. It literally means face (and a beautiful face by implication).^{[citation needed]} In India, it is usually transcribed “Seema” and also a feminine name. The meaning in Hindi is boundary. ^{[1][unreliable source?]} It is also a Greek and a Hebrew name. Among Jewish communities, the name Sima (סִימָה) can be from Hebrew and Aramaic, where it means treasure^[2] or precious, or as a nickname for someone named Simcha.^{[citation needed]}

This article is about the feminine given name Sima and is not to be confused with Sima (Chinese surname).

Sima

Pronunciation	See-ma
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Persian language
Meaning	Face
Region of origin	Iran, Turkey

Notable people with one of these names:

• Sima Sami Bahous (born 1956), Jordanian Executive Director of UN Women
• Sima Bina (born 1945), Iranian musician
• Sima Abd Rabo (born 1976), Syrian activist
• Sima Samar (born 1957), Afghan political figure